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2012 AIDS meeting: Early treatment is key, experts say
Los Angeles TimesTreat HIV now, don’t delay: That’s the new advice from the International Antiviral Society-USA, in a shift from earlier recommendations that called for waiting until a patient’s immune system showed serious damage. Studies show that...Tags: Tuberculosis, Epidemics and Plagues, Chemical Industry, HIV, Substance Abuse
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Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86
Andy Griffith was starring on Broadway in the 1959 musical comedy "Destry Rides Again" when he told his agent that he was ready for a new challenge: He wanted his own television series. His chance came in 1960, when Sheldon Leonard, the producer of...
Tags: People (magazine), Celebrities, Physical Therapy, Ron Howard, Television Industry
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Breastfeeding counteracts risk for a type of cancer, study says
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.
African American women have higher rates of a type of breast cancer that isn't dependent for growth on the hormones estrogen or progesterone. They also have a higher rate of childbearing...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, African Americans, Progesterone, Human Body, Physical Conditions
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The Healthy Skeptic: Probiotics could help in cold and flu season
Now that we're deep into the cold and flu season, it's safe to assume that germs are hiding pretty much everywhere — the keypad at the grocery store checkout, the handrail on the bus, the air around that miserable-looking co-worker.
Avoiding...Tags: Human Body, Companies and Corporations, Health Insurance Cost, Common Cold, Flu
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AIDS drugs restore Africans' life expectancy
In the United States and Europe, antiretroviral drugs have changed HIV infection from an early death sentence to a lifelong but manageable condition. Many international philanthropies have contended that these medications could do the same in poor...Tags: Tuberculosis, Internists, Epidemics and Plagues, Uganda, Crime, Law and Justice
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The Healthy Skeptic: Seeing through skin supplements' claims
You wouldn't last very long without oxygen. But just as rust slowly eats away at a nail, oxygen can age your body. As your cells use this vital element, they produce free radicals — unstable molecules that can damage your tissues and add wear and...Tags: Placebo, Companies and Corporations, Vitamin E, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Netherlands
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Put your stress on vacation
Got stress?
If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?)
But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...Tags: Rentals, Psychology, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Separation Anxiety, Travel
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That bad attitude? Blame the birth month
If you don't believe in horoscopes, you're in step with science. But that's not the same as saying the season of your birth cannot affect your fate. Hundreds of studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, have suggested that the month a person is born...Tags: Measles, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Psychology, Diseases and Illnesses, Multiple Sclerosis
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A spam filter for HIV is in the works
TechnologyWorld AIDS Day: David Heckerman invented Microsoft's spam filter. Now he's hoping to apply the same thinking to preventing AIDS.... -
Her gift to her 90-year-old dad: a trip to the strip club
L.A. at HomeIt's All Relative: There’s something to be said about the benefits of laughter and about celebrating holidays and birthdays with gusto, regardless of age....
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